Thanks to funding from Preventive Health SA, our bold and cheeky Talking Sh!t campaign continues across regional South Australia this year, with Whyalla up next from 16-19 April.

Led by our ambassador, AFL legend and contemporary Indigenous artist Gavin Wanganeen, and following our successful Talking Sh!t tour across Australia in 2023 and in South Australia late last year, our team is hitting the road once again to share life-saving messages and connect with local communities.

In Australia, less than half of eligible 45–74 year-olds are completing their free bowel screening test available through the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. The rates are even lower in regional and remote communities (41.4% in the Eyre Peninsula region, which includes Whyalla). We are determined to change that.

Every conversation that raises awareness matters, and every promise to complete the test brings us closer to saving lives. We’re always grateful to everyone who stops by, welcomes us, joins the conversation and is happy to ‘talk sh!t’. Together, we’re breaking down barriers and making bowel cancer prevention and early detection a priority.

WHYALLA LOCATIONS:

– Thursday 16 April

9am-10.30am: Westland Shopping Centre (Near Woolworths & Food Court)

11am-1pm: Nunyara Aboriginal Health Service – please RSVP for catering purposes to (08) 8649 9900.

2pm-3pm: Whyalla Police Station

– Friday 17 April

8am-10am: Eyre Pantry at the Hotel Eyre

– Saturday 18 April

5.30pm-8pm: West Whyalla Football Club

– Sunday 19 April

8.30am-11.30am: Sumthin’ Tastee

Bowel cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Australia, and the #1 cancer killer of people aged 25–49. But if detected early, up to 99% of bowel cancers can be successfully treated, or even prevented.

The bowel screening test is easy to complete at home. The test is not a test for cancer, but instead looks for microscopic traces of blood across samples taken from two separate bowel movements. Giving two sh!ts could quite literally save your life.

For full event details visit: https://jodileefoundation.org.au/talkingshit

Head down to meet Gavin and have a chat that might change your life.